Frederick John (Fred) Steabben (1870–1944)
At the T.H.C. last Thursday night, the President (Mr. J. Sheehan) announced the death of Comrade Steabben, of the Operative Masons' Society, of which he was a member for 55 years. He was, continued Mr. Sheehan, secretary of the union for something like 27 or 28 years, and although he was not a member of the Council he did yeoman service among his members. They learned of his death with deep regret. He had left a record that would live in perpetuity as a pioneer of the Trade Union Movement.
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Additional Resources and Scholarship
- profile and caricature, Labor Call (Melbourne), 13 November 1924, p 7
- photo, News (Adelaide), 3 April 1929, p 10
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'Steabben, Frederick John (Fred) (1870–1944)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/steabben-frederick-john-fred-33873/text42433, accessed 5 December 2024.
Fred Steabben, caricature by Dick Ovenden, 1924
Labor Call (Melbourne), 13 November 1924, p 7
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1 January,
1870
Carlton, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
19 May,
1944
(aged 74)
Preston, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cause of Death
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